moved for leave to introduce Bill C-488, parliamentarians' code of conduct.
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to table my private member's bill, the parliamentarians' code of conduct.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a code of conduct for all parliamentarians, that is members of the Senate and the House of Commons, and to provide for an officer of parliament to be known as an ethics counsellor, to advise members, to administer disclosures of interest and to carry out investigations of complaints under the direction of a joint committee of the Senate and the House of Commons.
I believe the passage of this bill would provide a framework to assist parliamentarians to carry out their responsibilities with honesty, integrity, transparency and in a manner that dignifies the trust placed in them by the electorate.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)